Hunter Hawkins had 20 points and pulled down 13 rebounds Monday night to lead the Russellville East Whirlwinds to a 50-31 win over Bryant in ninth-grade boys basketball action.

The Whirlwinds got off to a strong start before pulling away in the second half. The East led 17-8 after the first quarter and 25-16 at halftime before swelling its lead to 40-24 at the end of three quarters of play.

A slow second half Monday night caused the Russellville East Lady Whirlwinds to drop a 39-22 decision to Bryant.

The Lady Whirlwinds led 8-7 after the first quarter and 14-13 at halftime. However, Bryant came back in the second half and led 25-17 after the third quarter.

Brittany Stancil led the East with six points. Laura Brown scored five points, and Morgan Scott had four points, four rebounds and four steals.

RJHS East 8th grade boys 34,

Bryant 32 (OT)

Monday night's action was a dogfight to the very end, and behind Cole Smith's 17 points, the Russellville East Whirlwinds were able to finish with a 34-32 overtime win over Bryant in eighth-grade action.

The Whirlwinds held a slim lead at the end of each quarter. That included an 11-10 lead after the first quarter, 18-17 at halftime and 23-20 after three quarters of play. However, the teams were tied 30-30 at the end of regulation before the East outscored Bryant 4-2 in the extra period.

The RJHS East teams will be back in action Thursday against Vilonia in the season finale.

RJHS West 9th grade boys 48,

Conway Blue 42

With both teams having a strong second half Monday night, the Russellville West ninth-grade boys were able to hold on for a 48-42 win over Conway Blue.

The win puts the Whirlwinds in second place in the Central Arkansas Junior High Conference standings behind Greenbrier. The West will get a chance to move up in the standings as it will play at Greenbrier on Thursday.

Conway Blue led 11-10 after the first quarter and 22-17 at halftime. However, the Whirlwinds held a 32-29 lead heading into the final quarter of play.

A.J. Broadnax led the way for the West with 16 points. Kenneth Golden scored 11 points, and Terrell Carter added 10. Brandon Woestman and Madison Beaird had six and five points, respectively.

Conway Blue 9th grade girls 27,

RJHS West

The Russellville West Lady Whirlwinds were able to make a strong comeback effort Monday night against Conway Blue, but it wasn't enough as the Lady Wampus Kittens captured a 27-23 win.

Conway Blue led 8-2 after the first quarter and 12-9 at halftime. The Lady Whirlwinds kept close in the third and trailed 18-15 heading into the fourth quarter.

Amy Campbell paced the West with 11 points.

The Lady Whirlwinds will be back in action Thursday at Greenbrier.

Dover Jr. boys 42, Mayflower 40 (OT)

Behind points off turnovers and clutch free throws Monday night, the Dover Junior Pirates were able to hold off Mayflower for a 42-40 win in overtime.

The teams were tied at 34-all at the end of regulation before the Junior Pirates outscored Mayflower 8-6 in overtime.

Dover trailed 9-6 after the first quarter and 15-13 at halftime. The Junior Eagles kept their lead in the third, leading 26-21 heading into the final period. The Junior Pirates were able to outscore Mayflower 13-8 in the fourth to force overtime.

Outscoring Mayflower 18-3 in the third quarter Monday night, the Dover Junior Lady Pirates were able to sail to a 45-17 win.

Leading 23-10 at halftime, the Junior Lady Pirates increased their lead to 41-13 after the third quarter to get the large win. Dover also led 15-8 at the end of the first quarter.

Allison Hawkins led the Junior Lady Pirates with 14 points and seven rebounds. Ashley Paxton and Catherine Poynter had 12 and 10 points, respectively. Paxton and Poynter both had three assists each.

The Dover teams will be back in action Thursday night against Clarksville.

Dardanelle Jr. girls 39, Pottsville 34

The Junior Lady Apaches weren't able to hold their halftime lead Monday night, as Dardanelle escaped with a 39-34 win.

Leading 19-15 at halftime, Pottsville saw its lead fade in the second half as the Junior Lady Sand Lizards took a 28-26 lead into the fourth quarter. The Junior Lady Apaches led 7-2 after the first quarter.

Hailey Robertson led Pottsville with 16 points. Nicole Helton, Jasmine Brown and Brittany Rogers all pulled down four rebounds each. Rogers and Brown had six and four steals, respectively.

Dardanelle Jr. boys 35, Pottsville 21

The Junior Sand Lizards were able to get off to a quick start Monday night and controlled the game for the most part, resulting in a 35-21 win over Pottsville.

Dardanelle led 6-1 after the first quarter and 13-6 at halftime before increasing its lead to 24-14 after the third.

Josh Falls led the Junior Apaches with eight points. Cade Coffman scored six points, and Ben Rush finished with four.

The Pottsville teams will be back in action Thursday at home against Lamar.

Lamar Jr. girls 32, Atkins 16

After shaking off a a slow start Monday night, the Junior Lady Warriors sailed to a 32-16 win over Atkins.

Lamar led just 7-5 after the first quarter. However, the lead was increased to 23-7 at halftime and 25-9 at the end of the third quarter.

Brittney Robinson led the Junior Lady Warriors with 17 points and added three steals. B.B. Arnold scored five points and grabbed five rebounds. Gabby Warren pulled down a team-high six rebounds.

Lamar will be back in action Thursday at Pottsville.

Ola Jr. girls 33, Mountain Pine 23

The Junior Lady Mustangs were able to dominate the first three quarters of play Monday night against Mountain Pine and picked up a 33-23 win.

Ola led 9-3 after the first quarter and 19-5 at the half before running away with a 31-9 lead heading into the fourth quarter.

Morgan Via scored 15 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead the Junior Lady Mustangs. Sue Green had six points and seven rebounds, and Brooke Adams and Stevie Corzine both scored four points each.

Mountain Pine Jr. boys 35, Ola 34

After leading for most of the game Monday night, the Junior Mustangs were outscored 10-6 in the fourth quarter and fell 35-34 to Mountain Pine.

Ola led 10-4 in the first quarter and 19-13 at halftime. Mountain Pine cut the lead to 28-25 after the third quarter before picking up the win.

Shelby Carter had 18 points to lead the Junior Mustangs, and Derek Abernathy finished with 12 points and pulled down five rebounds. Matt Damon added a team-high seven rebounds and recorded four assists.